2022
DOI: 10.3390/genes13010118
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Quality of Life Scores Remained Different among the Genotypic Groups of Patients with Suspected Hemochromatosis, Even after Treatment Period

Abstract: Background: Hemochromatosis is a genetic condition of iron overload caused by deficiency of hepcidin. In a previous stage of this study, patients with suspected hemochromatosis had their quality of life (QL) measured. We observed that QL scores differed among genotypic groups of patients. In this reported final phase of the study, the aims were to compare QL scores after a treatment period of approximately 3 years and to analyze a possible association of the serum ferritin values with QL scores. Methods: Sixty… Show more

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“…A blinded randomised trial of erythrocytapheresis28 in p.C282Y+/+ groups with moderately raised ferritin levels (300 µg/L and 1000 µg/L) did find reduced fatigue scores with transferrin saturations falling from mean 63.5% to 45.4% in the treatment group, although the mean fatigue score was below diagnosis level, making clinical interpretation unclear. Also, recent observational studies have cast doubt on relationships between fatigue, quality-of-life measures and iron parameters in patients with haemochromatosis,29 30 and fatigue might also occur with venesection. A UK Biobank analysis found tiredness genetically linked to factors including increased adiposity, blood lipids and inflammatory markers 31…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…A blinded randomised trial of erythrocytapheresis28 in p.C282Y+/+ groups with moderately raised ferritin levels (300 µg/L and 1000 µg/L) did find reduced fatigue scores with transferrin saturations falling from mean 63.5% to 45.4% in the treatment group, although the mean fatigue score was below diagnosis level, making clinical interpretation unclear. Also, recent observational studies have cast doubt on relationships between fatigue, quality-of-life measures and iron parameters in patients with haemochromatosis,29 30 and fatigue might also occur with venesection. A UK Biobank analysis found tiredness genetically linked to factors including increased adiposity, blood lipids and inflammatory markers 31…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…A blinded randomized trial of erythrocytapheresis (29) in p.C282Y+/+ groups with moderately raised ferritin levels (300 and 1000 µg/L) did find reduced fatigue scores with transferrin saturations falling from mean 63.5% to 45.4% in the treatment group, although the mean fatigue score was below diagnosis level, making clinical interpretation unclear. Also, recent observational studies have cast doubt on relationships between fatigue, quality of life measures and iron parameters in haemochromatosis patients (30) (31) , and fatigue might also occur with venesection. A UK biobank analysis found tiredness genetically linked to factors including increased adiposity, blood lipids and inflammatory markers (32) .…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%